Industry leaders and innovators gather to address issues hotels face in optimizing revenues across all customer-buying channels at the HSMAI Europe 4th Annual Revenue Management conferenceæ
HSMAI Europe is delighted to announce a roster of high-level speakers at the 4th Annual Revenue Management conference 6th February 2014 “Mind the Gap! – aligning revenue management across the customer journey”
Ingunn Hofseth President of HSMAI Europe said: ‘ìThis conference is fast becoming an annual must-attend event for revenue managers distribution and marketing executives from across Europe. It is testimony to the editorial direction of the HSMAI Europe Revenue Management Advisory Board that the conference is recognized by chief executives and leaders from across the hospitality industry as the forum to discuss and resolve key issues facing the industry today’.
The following Chief Executives and industry leaders join conference keynote Bill Beckler CEO AllTheRooms.com and previous Innovation Director at Lastminute.com on the conference roster:
-æææææ Nigel Huddlestone – Industry Head Travel at Google
-æææææ Maud Larpent Head of Direct Connect Development TripAdvisor
-æææææ Daniel Holl Global Hotel Relations Trivago
-æææææ Uli Kastner CEO MyHotelShop.de
-æææææ Patrick Bosworth CEO and co-founder Duetto
-æææææ RJ Friedlander CEO and co-founder ReviewPro
-æææææ Chinmai Sharma – Vice President Revenue Management Louvre Hotels
-æææææ Carl Oldsberg – Vice President Revenue Management and Distribution Nordic Choice Hotels
-æææææ Philip Gardneræ – Director Revenue Management – Continental Europe
-æææææ Adriaan Coppens Managing Director OTA Insight
In addition to plenary sessions the conference offers an opportunity for delegates to engage with speakers in a highly interactive roundtable format unique to HSMAI Europe facilitating a deeper understanding of the factors driving change and enabling them to find answers specific to their own business.
Ally Dombey conference producer said: ‘ì This is the one opportunity to get one step ahead of the competition and be primed with issues that will impact day-to-day revenue management throughout 2014. Optimizing revenues across the different customer buying channels is an undoubted challenge for today’s revenue and commercial managers. This conference challenges the status quo of managing the customer buying process and provides delegates with practical solutions they can immediately apply to their own business’.
The conference takes place at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower London February 6th 2014. For more information and to register visit the HSMAI Europe web site at: bit.ly/17TG4pC
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About HSMAI Europe
HSMAI – Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International – is a global organization founded in the US in 1927. HSMAI Europe is the European arm of the membership association. The association provides a forum where professionals within sales marketing and leadership from the hospitality and travel industry meet for knowledge inspiration recognition and professional development and where they can involve themselves through meeting with leaders professionals and customers from across Europe. For more information see www.hsmai.eu
The HSMAI Europe Revenue Management Advisory Board:
Christopher CooperæGroup Director of Revenue Rocco Forte Hotels
Christian Boerger Regional Director of RM EMEA Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Les AsplenæDirector of Revenue Management & Distribution Best Western Great Britain
Thibaut SeillieræRegional Category Manager ebookers – Orbitz Worldwide
Henning Mí_hnæRegional Commercial Director Nord Steigenberger Hotels AG
Anabelle BeetsæCorporate Manager Revenue & Reservations Kempinski Hotels
Philip LennartzæDirector of Marketing Althoff Hotels
Carl OldsbergæVP Revenue & Distribution Nordic Choice Hotels
Heiko Siebert Managing Director HSTC
About Bill Beckler (photo)
Bill is the CEO of the new metasearch site AllTheRooms.com. He was previously the Director of Innovation atælastminute.com where he went by the nickname “The General.”æHe is an expert on hotel strategy and market share dynamics. He is an accomplished public speaker who is sought after for his controversial and provoking ideas on innovation marketing travel and analytics. Further information:æhttp://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240173183/Interview-Bill-Beckler-director-of-innovation-Lastminutecom
